IBM HomePagePrint 1.0.7 on Win 98 HTML Tag IMG SRC memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in IBM HomePagePrint 1.0.7 on Win 98. This affects an unknown part of the component HTML Tag Handler. The manipulation of the argument IMG SRC results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is known as CVE-1999-1531. Furthermore, an exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in IBM HomePagePrint 1.0.7 on Win 98. Affected is some unknown functionality of the component HTML Tag Handler. The manipulation of the argument IMG SRC with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Buffer overflow in IBM HomePagePrint 1.0.7 for Windows98J allows a malicious Web site to execute arbitrary code on a viewer's system via a long IMG_SRC HTML tag.

The weakness was published 11/02/1999 by Shadow (Website). The advisory is shared for download at marc.theaimsgroup.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-1999-1531. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Technical details and a public exploit are known.

A public exploit has been developed in ANSI C. The exploit is shared for download at securityfocus.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. As 0-day the estimated underground price was around $5k-$25k.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (7767), Exploit-DB (19588) and SecurityFocus (BID 763†). Similar entry is available at VDB-14936. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: ibm.com

Advisory: marc.theaimsgroup.com
Researcher: Shadow
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-1999-1531 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-1999-1531
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-14940
X-Force: 7767
SecurityFocus: 763 - IBM HomePagePrint Buffer Overflow Vulnerability

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013
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Entryinfo

Created: 06/22/2014 14:29
Updated: 04/19/2026 18:00
Changes: 06/22/2014 14:29 (51), 05/21/2018 10:15 (7), 10/20/2024 23:24 (19), 02/06/2025 08:02 (3), 04/19/2026 18:00 (2)
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